CVE-2012-1154 Improper Access Control in JBoss mod_cluster

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can bypass access restrictions and access root context applications when excludedContexts is configured, affecting JBoss Enterprise Application Platform.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2012-1154?

CVE-2012-1154 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform, published on 22 Oct 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

mod_cluster 1.0.10 before 1.0.10 CP03 and 1.1.x before 1.1.4, as used in JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5.1.2, when "ROOT" is set to excludedContexts, exposes the root context of the server, which allows remote attackers to bypass access restrictions and gain access to applications deployed on the root context via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-1154?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.jboss.mod_cluster:mod_cluster. It affects 2 products.

PackageAffectedFixed in
org.jboss.mod_cluster:mod_cluster MavenFrom 1.1.01.1.4
org.jboss.mod_cluster:mod_cluster MavenFrom 1.1.01.1.4
Linux distribution packages (35)
mod_cluster Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5::el4All versions0:1.0.10-4.GA_CP02_patch01.ep5.el4
mod_cluster-demo Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5::el4All versions0:1.0.10-4.GA_CP02_patch01.ep5.el4
mod_cluster-jbossas Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5::el4All versions0:1.0.10-4.GA_CP02_patch01.ep5.el4
mod_cluster-jbossweb2 Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5::el4All versions0:1.0.10-4.GA_CP02_patch01.ep5.el4
mod_cluster-tomcat6 Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5::el4All versions0:1.0.10-4.GA_CP02_patch01.ep5.el4
mod_cluster Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5::el5All versions0:1.0.10-4.1.GA_CP02_patch01.ep5.el5
mod_cluster-demo Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5::el5All versions0:1.0.10-4.1.GA_CP02_patch01.ep5.el5
mod_cluster-jbossas Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5::el5All versions0:1.0.10-4.1.GA_CP02_patch01.ep5.el5
mod_cluster-jbossweb2 Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5::el5All versions0:1.0.10-4.1.GA_CP02_patch01.ep5.el5
mod_cluster-tomcat6 Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5::el5All versions0:1.0.10-4.1.GA_CP02_patch01.ep5.el5
mod_cluster Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5::el6All versions0:1.0.10-4.1.GA_CP02_patch01.ep5.el6
mod_cluster-demo Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5::el6All versions0:1.0.10-4.1.GA_CP02_patch01.ep5.el6
mod_cluster-jbossas Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5::el6All versions0:1.0.10-4.1.GA_CP02_patch01.ep5.el6
mod_cluster-jbossweb2 Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5::el6All versions0:1.0.10-4.1.GA_CP02_patch01.ep5.el6
mod_cluster-tomcat6 Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5::el6All versions0:1.0.10-4.1.GA_CP02_patch01.ep5.el6
mod_cluster Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_platform:5::el5All versions0:1.0.10-4.1.GA_CP02_patch01.ep5.el5
mod_cluster-demo Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_platform:5::el5All versions0:1.0.10-4.1.GA_CP02_patch01.ep5.el5
mod_cluster-jbossas Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_platform:5::el5All versions0:1.0.10-4.1.GA_CP02_patch01.ep5.el5
mod_cluster-jbossweb2 Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_platform:5::el5All versions0:1.0.10-4.1.GA_CP02_patch01.ep5.el5
mod_cluster-tomcat6 Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_platform:5::el5All versions0:1.0.10-4.1.GA_CP02_patch01.ep5.el5
mod_cluster Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_platform:5::el6All versions0:1.0.10-4.1.GA_CP02_patch01.ep5.el6
mod_cluster-demo Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_platform:5::el6All versions0:1.0.10-4.1.GA_CP02_patch01.ep5.el6
mod_cluster-jbossas Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_platform:5::el6All versions0:1.0.10-4.1.GA_CP02_patch01.ep5.el6
mod_cluster-jbossweb2 Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_platform:5::el6All versions0:1.0.10-4.1.GA_CP02_patch01.ep5.el6
mod_cluster-tomcat6 Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_platform:5::el6All versions0:1.0.10-4.1.GA_CP02_patch01.ep5.el6
mod_cluster Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:1::el5All versions0:1.0.10-4.1.GA_CP02_patch01.ep5.el5
mod_cluster-demo Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:1::el5All versions0:1.0.10-4.1.GA_CP02_patch01.ep5.el5
mod_cluster-jbossas Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:1::el5All versions0:1.0.10-4.1.GA_CP02_patch01.ep5.el5
mod_cluster-jbossweb2 Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:1::el5All versions0:1.0.10-4.1.GA_CP02_patch01.ep5.el5
mod_cluster-tomcat6 Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:1::el5All versions0:1.0.10-4.1.GA_CP02_patch01.ep5.el5
mod_cluster Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:1::el6All versions0:1.0.10-4.1.GA_CP02_patch01.ep5.el6
mod_cluster-demo Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:1::el6All versions0:1.0.10-4.1.GA_CP02_patch01.ep5.el6
mod_cluster-jbossas Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:1::el6All versions0:1.0.10-4.1.GA_CP02_patch01.ep5.el6
mod_cluster-jbossweb2 Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:1::el6All versions0:1.0.10-4.1.GA_CP02_patch01.ep5.el6
mod_cluster-tomcat6 Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:1::el6All versions0:1.0.10-4.1.GA_CP02_patch01.ep5.el6

Products include Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform, Redhat Mod Cluster.

How do I fix CVE-2012-1154?

Upgrade org.jboss.mod_cluster:mod_cluster to 1.1.4 or later.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2012-1154 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-1154 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-v2fp-h4qx-x3r6, RHSA-2012:1052, RHSA-2012:1053, RHSA-2012:1166.

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